Following the government’s announcement last night the school will be closed to students until at least February half term (Monday 22nd February).
From yesterday remote learning has been available to students in all year groups. In most cases this week this has taken the form of teachers delivering their lessons live on screen and students being able to attend all of their normal lessons online.
I’m delighted to say that attendance to online lessons jumped up today with around 650 students logging in to attend their lessons. We have received fantastic feedback from parents about the high quality lessons being provided for students. Staff at Burnside are working hard to ensure that all of our pupils can still access high quality learning from home.
We know that schools will be closed for a significant period of time now and so it is essential that all students attend their remote lessons online.
It will not be possible to go over all these lessons again when schools reopen. Therefore students must attend all lessons to make sure that they don’t fall behind.
It is particularly important that all year 11 and year 13 students attend all lessons online. We already know that exams will not take place as normal this year. It is likely that teacher assessment will play a big part in the overall grades in the summer so students need to complete all work so that teachers have the evidence to award the right grade.
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact office@burnsidecollege.org.uk
